Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' inspires Bosnian park

A Vincent Van Gogh aficionado in Bosnia has turned a plot of land into a giant, living reproduction of the painter's masterpiece, "Starry Night", composed of thousands of plants.

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This photograph shows planted lavender bushes across the "Starry Night" park landscape, inspired by Van Gogh's work, near the central Bosnian town of Visoko, on October 1, 2024. Bosnian businessman with a passion for Van Gogh's work, created a nature reproduction of "Starry Night" on no less than ten hectares, paying tribute to painter's work and transformed a hilly area in central Bosnia into a work of art. Tens of thousands of lavender bushes, grasses and plants form swirls and spirals that, seen from the sky, are unmistakably reminiscent of the celestial configuration painted in 1889 by the Dutch post-impressionist artist. (Photo by ELVIS BARUKCIC / AFP)

2024-10-05 15:32:59

A Vincent Van Gogh aficionado in Bosnia has turned a plot of land into a giant, living reproduction of the painter's masterpiece, "Starry Night", composed of thousands of plants.

"Vincent Van Gogh belongs to us too. It's our heritage and this is a way of paying tribute to him," Halim Zukic told AFP.

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